Show washington N S 4 L F FROM R OM OUR congressman W K GRANGER U S to issue exit passports all american citizens and aliens desiring to enter or leave the united states after september 1 will be required to obtain entry or exit permits or their equivalent under new regulations now under PC pre e caration pa ration by the state and justice department t officials said they did not expect any changes in present regulations governing travel to and from canada and mexico or to cuba which do not require passports from american citizens 1942 AAA plan asks higher far farm yield A new program was announced by the AAA which is intended to increase the nations farm production the new program has the goal of increasing production of commodities needed under the defense pro gram grain and features the abandonment of the total soil depleting acreage allotments and sets up in their stead allotments under which a minimum of crop land must be in soil conservation crops crops of which increased production is is i sought include hogs dairy and poultry products particularly five types of minimum conservation plans are offered in the 1942 program state AAA committees and the AAA will select the plan most suited to local conditions for aepli cation in each state motor vehicle registration the department of commerce reported motor vehicles regi registered stere d throughout the world as of january I 1 of this year to units of which or per cent were in the continental states modern camouflage technique the 20 building engineer board center to be constructed at fort belvoir virginia will be a model of modern camouflage technique virtually from the air purchase of mercury the united states is purchasing the entire mexican mercury production for defense stockpiles stock piles to help force down excessive domestic prices which have reached a flask purchase of 2000 flasks flacks of mexican mercury will release several hundred flasks flacks of domestic mercury a month for civilian use american youths part in defense A survey prepared by the bureau of employment security showed placements of young people under 21 by state employment services to 78 per cent more during the first three months of this year than in the same period iod of 1940 junior placements in indiana maryland north dakota pennsylvania brode island and utah amounted to more than one quarter acarter of the total during january march 1941 and for the county is a whole junior placements came to 17 per cent of the total a substantially ly higher proportion than in previous years |